Annual mean 3°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
19.8 °C
Coldest
-11.2 °C
Wettest
42%
Windiest
3.9 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Sotkamo over the whole year is 3°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -9°C. The rainy (wet) season in Sotkamo runs from January to March, peaking in February with a 38% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to August; May is the driest month, at 16%. Winds in Sotkamo are highest in January, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Sotkamo come in June, when the sky is typically 51% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 87%.
Month by month Sotkamo climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-9°C
-9°C
-14°C
33%
80%
2.9 m/s
0
0
0
February
-7°C
-9°C
-12°C
38%
77%
2.8 m/s
0
0
0
March
-2°C
-7°C
-7°C
28%
65%
2.9 m/s
0
0
1
April
4°C
-2°C
-1°C
24%
59%
2.7 m/s
0
0
9
May
11°C
6°C
7°C
16%
56%
2.7 m/s
16
0
48
June
17°C
11°C
14°C
22%
51%
2.7 m/s
48
4
74
July
19°C
14°C
18°C
21%
54%
2.3 m/s
64
13
73
August
17°C
12°C
15°C
20%
59%
2.5 m/s
56
4
81
September
12°C
7°C
9°C
27%
70%
2.5 m/s
13
0
60
October
4°C
2°C
0°C
31%
81%
2.8 m/s
0
0
13
November
-2°C
-2°C
-6°C
31%
87%
2.9 m/s
0
0
1
December
-6°C
-6°C
-10°C
24%
87%
2.8 m/s
0
0
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Sotkamo weather by season
Year round, Sotkamo has days of about -9°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 19°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -9°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 3°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around May. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Sotkamo weather in winterDecember to February
High -7°CLow -8°CRain 32%
Winter in Sotkamo has typical daily highs of about -7°C and lows of about -8°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Sotkamo weather in springMarch to May
High 4°CLow -1°CRain 23%
Spring in Sotkamo has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about -1°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Sotkamo weather in summerJune to August
High 18°CLow 12°CRain 21%
Summer in Sotkamo has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Sotkamo weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 5°CLow 2°CRain 29%
Autumn in Sotkamo has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Sotkamo?
The rainy (wet) season in Sotkamo runs from January to March, peaking in February with a 38% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to August; May is the driest month, at 16%.
What time of year is Sotkamo windiest?
Winds in Sotkamo are highest in January, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Sotkamo year round?
The average temperature in Sotkamo over the whole year is 3°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -9°C.